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Elementalz (1996) Link to the Official Old School Hip Hop page on facebook: www.facebook.com The Brotherhood were a pioneering UK hip-hop group with a solid following across the UK from the early 90s. Releases with seminal UK Hip Hop label Bite It! Recordings were followed by a later move to Virgin. The 1996 album 'Elementalz' has been described as one the best UK hip hop albums ever made and 'a staggering achievement in British music'. The band finally split in 1998 and have since been credited as one of the most influential bands on the 90s UK hip-hop scene. In 1995 the band signed to Virgin, with whom they released a 12" EP, 'Alphabetical Response' the same year, accompanied by a music video shot in mainly in black and white.[36] The video features the band members rapping often in silhouette or side lit, with superimposed frames and graphics in a composition that achieves a stark noir feel. The contrast with the predominant commercial stateside rap video styles could not have been more pronounced. Nonetheless, comparisons to Cypress Hill and House of Pain continued throughout the band's career. NME described 'Alphabetical Response' as a track "where a Speak and Spell Machine and eerie childlike synths weave through hotstepping beats". The success of 'Alphabetical Response' was followed up with the track 'One Shot', which probably remains the band's biggest release to date. The accompanying video (which was shot in Woolwich Arsenal) again featured stark, moody black ...